I have listened to and read The Medium is the Massage, and work done by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore. One part of this work is in reading, the other part is a two-part audio recording using tons of music and effects in it as well as voices. This work, especially the audio part, has stuck out to me in a few ways.
In the audio part, there is a guy talking, and what often interrupts the speaking is other clips and samples of songs and shows/movies, as well as effects from the guy speaking. (Voice clips being sped up or slowed down, or mocked by a parrot.) Towards the beginning, the guy, as well as many voice clips and effects, said “There is music everywhere.” They were referring the sounds we hear, that anything and everything can be made into music. It goes on to talk about how our world of art and social interactions have changed over the years, especially with technology changing how we do art, how we travel, and how we speak to each other. It also talks about how because of it, minorities especially can no longer be silent.
In the reading part, the two authors further explain how electronics influence the youth and other people with ideas that not even mothers and fathers can teach, because we learn about the world outside and it sparks rebellious activities, such as wars, revolutions, and civil uprisings. It also talks about technology changes our views of connectivity and communities.
Overall, this work gave me more insight into what technology has gave us the ability to do, as well as how it has made us able to change our minds about our government and even our own home. And even from when this work was made, technology has continued to evolve into something which people can gain ideas as well as put out their own and give people new ideas on what art, moral, and governing should be.